@emela em My observation is even though the date is current and supposedly there are visas available, I-130 are not being reviewed as you should expect. I was wondering if this is the case of mandamus.

@Za daughter S I’m hoping we start seeing approvals soon and that the ELIS migration means our cases are finally moving toward adjudication. Please keep us updated if you see any approvals!

@emela em pd is f3 India same situation i30 not approved since 2013 may 2nd … also my pd is current this September.. also it migrated to ELIS on 20 th August just like yours..

USCIS is simply can’t cope with the sudden surge in cases. Even if they approved all I-130, the NVC would still need time to process the backlog. I think they need time to digest.

@suli suli same here migrated to elis on 20th aug and got ioe no. my priority date is in march 2013 f3 category India.

F1 October 2018 case was a California moved to Nebraska then migrated to Elis got a new case number no approval just yet.

@Hayden Ca you are right. It has been several sudden jumps month by month and since they were paper filed, they will need some time for the approvals.

Has anyone heard at least one case that got approval?

same like you , PD march 2018 f2b and still waiting for approval

but here is my point, folks, if you are not in a banned category and don’t have any issues with your application, you should have already gotten your answer if you were approved or denied (and your PD is current) after almost 8-9 years of waiting, but you don’t. so I was wondering if mandamus is the only way to get this answer. And what happens if everyone files it at the same time. if you follow this subject closely, many unused visas in family category (your visas by the way) are being allocated to the work visas because USCIS can’t process your applications before the end of the fiscal year (and they been doing this for years). or can they? or simply don’t want to?

@Za daughter S I dont have any information about that. one attorney I usually follow from my community is saying that cases migrates to elis are taking more time to get approved compare to electronic ones. It is just his observation.

@Gaby Kababa 🍄 did you contact uscis about your case?

@emela em yes , and they gave me a mild response ( useless/diplomatic answer)

Unfortunately there are many in the same situation with us. Not much we can do. After the bulletin allows for NVC processing, calling USCIS and telling them that they are delaying the case as the bulletin allows for processing is useless. One attorney is saying in the group to reach out to your congressman, as they can reach out to USCIS

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@emela em but this is the whole point is to tell USCIS that they are delaying the processing when they have to be processesing your case now. USCIS is simply NOT doing or refusing to do their job. Hacking Immigration Law on YouTube says the same thing. I am not marketing them here but I agree with what they say and I see the same.

f1 pd nov 2018 case migration 20 aug no approval yet

file I 130 November 2019 as f2b 130 approved 2022 changed category from f2b to f1 July 2025 received welcome letter 8/26/26 currently inside the US

@emela em yes i did , but their answer was useless , they told me to wait for unknown period of time and they DON'T use visa bulletin as a guide

@Gaby Kababa 🍄 I can see from what ppl are posting that they are late in approvals. One guy posted in a group that his pd became current in april and he got the welcome letter in july